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News
15 Jan 2024
Santander bank added 4,500 tech staff last year
Santander added thousands of IT staff to its global operation last year, as part of its digital transformation Continue Reading
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News
03 Jan 2024
Artificial intelligence to the front in Sweden’s National Technology Strategy
Sweden focuses in on artificial intelligence in its latest far-reaching national IT strategy Continue Reading
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News
07 Oct 2020
UK accounts for 45% of Europe’s card fraud as criminals target online transactions
Payment card fraudsters steal €1.5bn, with card-not-present attacks accounting for three-quarters of this sum Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Oct 2020
Track and trace: please call in the IT experts
At the end of September, 15,841 cases of coronavirus, over an eight day period, were lost due to an IT glitch. The bug meant that there were long delays in contact tracing staff reaching people who ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Oct 2020
Three steps to harden supply chains
The coronavirus has shone a spotlight on the fragility of modern supply chains and the risk of having a single point of failure Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2020
Government to provide 100,000 devices for remote learning
The Department for Education is offering education providers access to additional devices to help with remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2020
Government deaf to loud calls for statutory public inquiry into Post Office scandal
MPs are demanding the government holds a full statutory public inquiry into the Post Office IT scandal Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2020
Scotland seeks views on digital government
Scottish government consults on how to build a digital Scotland, ahead of plans to deliver a new digital strategy for the country Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Oct 2020
NVMe-over Fabrics: How NVMe-oF revolutionises shared storage
NVMe brought super-fast flash storage to the datacentre, but it needs NVMe-oF to allow it to bring the benefits of rapid access and low latency to SAN and NAS shared storage Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2020
Scotland digital identity prototype pilot successful
Digital Identity Scotland’s 10-week test of its digital identity prototype finds that users understand the concept of two-factor authentication and using the same credentials across services Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Oct 2020
UK government coronavirus data flawed and misleading
Government Covid-19 coronavirus data has been a miasma of inexactitude, often basically flawed and misleading Continue Reading
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News
06 Oct 2020
Cambridge to host UK’s most powerful supercomputer
The Cambridge-1 supercomputer, based on technology from Nvidia, will be used for AI-powered drug discovery and analysis of NHS datasets Continue Reading
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E-Zine
06 Oct 2020
The Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2020
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we announce our annual list of the Most Influential Women in UK Technology, and talk to this year’s winner, Stemettes CEO and diversity campaigner, Anne-Marie Imafidon. Meet our five Rising Stars and the latest entrants to our women in tech Hall of Fame. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
Veeam buys Kasten to get a boost in Kubernetes backup
Virtual machine backup pioneer sees $150m purchase of Kasten and the addition of Kubernetes backup to its portfolio as key to becoming a ‘$2bn company’ Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
Facebook critics launch ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’
Organisation formed as an ‘emergency response’ to address the ‘immediate risk’ posed by Facebook’s role in the US election Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
Fake news tops list of online concerns worldwide
Receiving false information is a greater worry than other online risks such as cyber bullying and fraud, says the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
HMRC warns locked-down freshers of ‘wave’ of tax scams
New university intake may be being targeted by cyber criminals amid Covid-19 confusion Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
Regulator wants fintechs to address pandemic financial challenges
UK financial services regulator is supporting fintechs in addressing some of the challenges consumers and small businesses face amid the current pandemic Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
NHS trusts across Greater Manchester embark on diagnostic imaging project
Eight NHS trusts will all get a region-wide, cloud-based picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and a new supplier-neutral archive from Sectra, allowing them to share images across the region Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
FBI seized ‘legally privileged’ material from Ecuador Embassy, claims Julian Assange’s lawyer
The US struck a secret deal with Ecuador to seize WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s property from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London days before his arrest. The haul included legally privileged documents, says his solicitor Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
Technical glitch causes nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases to go unreported
According to Public Health England, a technical glitch led to 15,841 positive results between 25 September and 2 October not being included in reported coronavirus cases Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Oct 2020
How the supply chain is handling Covid-19
Cost-cutting habits have left supply chains chasing their tails in the wake of the pandemic. We take a look at how they’re coping Continue Reading
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News
05 Oct 2020
TSB mobile banking problems a reminder of risk of reliance on digital
TSB customers have had problems accessing the mobile banking app just days after the bank announced it was closing 164 branches Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
WikiLeaks led the way for newsrooms to use encryption to protect sources, says Italian journalist
Stefania Maurizi says in written evidence that Julian Assange pioneered the use of encryption by journalists to protect sources. Her work shows that the US put pressure on Italy to stop the extradition and prosecution of CIA officers responsible for the extrajudicial kidnapping and torture of an Egyptian cleric Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
Benelux ports use blockchain in major efficiency drive
Belgian startup T-Mining develops application based on blockchain technology to make container handling safer and more efficient Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
Honesty is the best policy: Forging a security culture in the NHS
Clinician and technologist Sam Shah helped set up NHSX in 2019. Now he’s helping advance digital transformation in healthcare from the outside, and a big part of that is addressing security in the sector Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
Future UK-EU data sharing put at risk by Brexit legislation
When the Brexit transition period ends, UK ministers will have the power to forge new data-sharing arrangements that risk undermining the viability of future data transfers with the European Union Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
How CH Robinson is embracing IoT to transform supply chains in the pandemic
Logistics giant has partnered with Microsoft to sophisticate its approach to digitisation and better serve its clients with more visibility and crucial insights for decision-making Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
Justice for subpostmasters as wrongful criminal convictions are set to be quashed
The Post Office has chosen not to contest 44 out of 47 appeals, meaning most are likely to have their names cleared, but others still face a Court of Appeal battle for justice Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Oct 2020
Backup audit: What is a backup audit and why do we need them?
Backup and recovery are vital components to protect against data loss, whether technical or causes such as ransomware. So how can a backup audit help protect our key assets? Continue Reading
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News
02 Oct 2020
How a Singapore startup is disrupting logistics management
Portcast’s cloud-based logistics management platform uses machine learning and big data to improve supply chain visibility for logistics companies, shipping lines and manufacturers Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Judge to give verdict on Julian Assange’s extradition after Christmas
Judge Vanessa Baraitser said today that she would make a ruling in early January on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Oct 2020
How AXA Investment Managers supports user experience through the ‘confinement’
The head of AXA IM’s proximity services discusses the importance of creating a digital experience during the lockdown in France Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
WikiLeaks revelations ‘shed light of truth’ on war on terror, court hears
WikiLeaks disclosures led to ‘revelations of extraordinary journalistic importance’ about detention in Guantanamo Bay and civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Children’s debit card provider Gohenry banks on Google Cloud to ease IT infrastructure growing pains
The CTO and COO of child-focused, parent-controlled debit card service provider Gohenry discusses how moving to the Google Cloud has helped its IT infrastructure avoid user-related growing pains Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Government on the hunt for GDS CEO
Whitehall is recruiting for a Government Digital Service CEO who will report to the government chief digital officer, offering £168,000 a year for the role Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Most people are happy to see their GP virtually, survey shows
Research from healthtech company Visionable finds there has been a significant rise in GP video consultations, and that attitudes to communication technology have changed during the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Trust in government technology is key to adoption
Panellists at GovTech Summit 2020 speak about the need to build trust in government digital services, as the pandemic has created room for increased use of technology in the public sector Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2020
Blackbaud admits hackers stole banking details, passwords
Software firm paid off a ransomware gang, believed its hackers when they said they had destroyed the data, and has now discovered the cyber criminals accessed even more sensitive information than it thought Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2020
‘American friends’ spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian Embassy, court hears
Two former employees of UC Global, which provides security services to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, claim the company shared surveillance footage with the US of the WikiLeaks founder meeting with lawyers and other visitors Continue Reading
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News
30 Sep 2020
Norway leaves door open to Huawei
Government gives telecoms companies responsibility to choose their equipment suppliers, which could include Huawei Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Julian Assange would be held with convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in supermax prison, court hears
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be held alongside convicted terrorist Abu Hamza in a supermax federal prison in Colorado, isolated from other prisoners, if he is extradited to the US, Old Bailey told Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Red Hat rivals VMware and Nutanix with hyper-converged OCS 4.5
Red Hat’s OpenShift 4.5 extended container orchestration to virtual machines. The arrival of OCS 4.5 moves the solution into the realm of hyper-converged systems Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Coronavirus has changed perception of healthtech, say ministers
German health minister Jens Spahn and UK health secretary Matt Hancock say Covid-19 has accelerated healthcare technology adoption across Europe and changed attitudes towards tech in the healthcare system Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Over two million Brits using open banking
Data shows more than two million people in the UK are now taking control of their financial data through open banking Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
NatWest offers online banking customers free security services
Bank responds to a surge in cyber crime targeting users of online banking services Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Ryuk attack downs private health provider in major incident
Private healthcare provider UHS has been been hit by a major big game hunting cyber attack that infected its systems with the Ryuk ransomware Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Subpostmasters still in the dark about live Horizon errors
Subpostmasters still not being told about all the known errors in the controversial Post Office branch accounting and retail system that they use Continue Reading
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29 Sep 2020
Can banks solve money laundering puzzle through technology?
Banks face a huge challenge in identifying and stopping money laundering without interfering with police investigations. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
29 Sep 2020
How supply chain management is changing after Covid-19
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the profound changes in supply chain management as a result of the global pandemic. We find out how digital experience platforms can help deliver an omni-channel web presence. And we look at the role of technology in cracking down on international money laundering. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
29 Sep 2020
Universal Credit algorithm fails people in need, says Human Rights Watch
The human rights charity says the government’s flagship benefits system is “flawed” and that the means-testing algorithm used causes “irrational fluctuations and reductions in how much benefit” claimants receive each month Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Julian Assange would be held in ‘solitary confinement’ in US jail
WikiLeaks founder would be held in a cell the size of a parking space for 22 or 23 hours a day without contact with other inmates before trial Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Sep 2020
Erasure coding vs RAID: Data protection in the cloud era
Erasure coding has come to prominence with its use in object storage and, by extension, in the cloud. We run the rule over its pros and cons vs RAID data protection Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
UK and US marked down on responsible AI
The UK and US have been rated as leaders in government use of artificial intelligence, but the Nordics and Baltics attained the highest scores for responsible AI Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Sustrans opens door to NCSC cyber certification via the cloud
Sustainable transport charity turned to Qualys to help it attain needed certifications to bid for government work Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2020
Government launches new genomics strategy
Genome UK strategy sets out plans to harness technological and science advances to create the “world’s most advanced genomic healthcare system” Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Government updates data ethics framework
The new data ethics framework was created to better reflect how projects are run in practice after finding there was “little awareness” of the previous framework across the public sector Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2020
TikTok ban stayed after last-minute court case
TikTok’s lawyers have staved off an imminent ban for the time being, after successfully arguing that it infringed rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Case Study: Douglas and Gordon uses video to make house searching safer
Estate agent Douglas and Gordon has made videos of prospective properties to make it safer and easier for house hunters to find their new home during the coronavirus pandemic Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Police Scotland to set up new cyber crime centre
National Centre of Excellence will employ specially trained officers to tackle a vertiginous rise in cyber crime Continue Reading
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News
28 Sep 2020
Airbnb hosts’ account data exposed in internal leak
Data exposure within Airbnb’s system was the result of a technical issue but was swiftly fixed, says the firm Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2020
Forensic expert questions US claims that Julian Assange conspired to crack military password
Forensic computer expert Patrick Eller told the Old Bailey that US allegations that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attempted to decrypt a password to help former soldier Chelsea Manning leak sensitive government documents anonymously do not fit with the evidence Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2020
Government on the hunt for telexistence tech
Defence and Security Accelerator wants several technology innovations that can help people operate in dangerous environments without being physically present – with £500,000 funding available Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Sep 2020
The new age of supply chains post-Covid
Supply chain managers have been predicting the future for years. Now manufacturers are relying on insights to inform their decision-making Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
Third-party code bug left Instagram users at risk of account takeover
A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s image processing could have allowed attackers to take over not just their victim’s account, but their entire device Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
NHS whistleblower privacy concerns passed on to regulator, but campaigners not holding their breath
NHS Improvement chair Dido Harding acknowledges receiving concerns raised about the anonymity of whistleblowers, but campaigners have little faith that anything will be done Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
Coronavirus shows inadequacy of rear-view mirror planning
Looking at historical data has hampered businesses’ attempts to move forward effectively during the pandemic Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
Can banks solve money laundering puzzle through technology?
Banks face a huge challenge in identifying and stopping money laundering without interfering with police investigations Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
Government blasted over ‘reckless’ contact-tracing security
The Open Rights Group and Big Brother Watch accuse the government of endangering public health with a reckless attitude to contact-tracing data security Continue Reading
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Feature
24 Sep 2020
Top five ways backup can protect against ransomware
Ransomware threatens to put your data beyond reach, so the best way to prepare is to have good-quality data you can restore from backup. We look at the key things to consider Continue Reading
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News
24 Sep 2020
How FedEx sustains tech innovation
At the start of the Tibco Live virtual conference, FedEx CIO Rob Carter was asked how he helps the business drive innovation Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has Asperger syndrome and depression, court hears
Julian Assange is on the autistic spectrum and has a history of depression that would put him at risk of suicide if he is extradited to a US prison, psychiatrists tell the court Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2020
Over half of firms intend to continue US data transfers despite Schrems II
Survey shows many organisations do not intend to significantly change their data-sharing practices, at least until there is more guidance from regulators or governments Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
Latest Tech Nation fintech cohort reflects diversifying sector
The latest group of fintechs accepted into Tech Nation’s growth programme reflects the diversification of a maturing sector Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
Banks stall return-to-work plans as UK government changes advice
Banks pause plans to bring staff back to the office as the government backtracks on its policy Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2020
Major tech firms urged to end targeted ads to under-18s
An open letter to Google, Facebook and others is calling on the tech firms to take responsibility for protecting users of their services by ending behavioural advertising to children Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
Video gamers barraged with cyber attacks
From credential stuffing to SQL injection and DDoS, video game producers and players are seeing massive volumes of cyber attacks Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
MoD Defence Digital adds Oracle Cloud to MODCloud list of assured providers
Database giant Oracle has been added to the list of providers the Ministry of Defence has endorsed for use by the UK defence community Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2020
US agencies warn of election disinformation and cyber attacks
Federal agencies are warning of heightened disinformation as the crucial 2020 presidential election nears Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Sep 2020
Top 10 skills to include in your IT CV
Find out what skills and keywords you should include on your CV to stand out as an IT professional in a competitive market Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2020
The inside story of Taiwan’s AI whizz
Not content with his stellar achievements in artificial intelligence, Chih-Han Yu wanted to create an impact with his work and formed one of Taiwan’s most important unicorns Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2020
UK government to trial new single sign-on system for Gov.uk
GDS introduces Gov.uk Accounts in its latest attempt to unify the growing number of login systems used across the government web domain Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2020
Twitter investigates image cropping algorithm for racial bias
The algorithm’s consistent favouring of white faces in image previews has forced the company to investigate it for racial bias Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2020
Wielding influence: The challenges CIOs face under Covid-19
IT decision-makers are more necessary than ever, but their skills are being put to the test as the implications of the pandemic and the role of technology in the business evolves, according to the 2020 global CIO survey by Harvey Nash and KPMG Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2020
Activision shoots down data breach claims
Gaming company denies there has been any data breach after up to 500,000 accounts appeared to have been compromised, but evidence mounts that credential stuffing attacks are to blame Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2020
GDS reviewing Cloud First policy post-Schrems II
Review seeks to determine the future of government engagement with cloud hosting services as they relate to cross-border data flows Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2020
Scam mobile apps spreading via rogue TikTok accounts
Malicious TikTok accounts are promoting a number of adware scam mobile apps Continue Reading
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News
22 Sep 2020
CIO interview: Mark Holt, CTO, Trainline
The coronavirus pandemic has reduced train travel significantly, but for the rail ticketing app it’s been an opportunity to focus on using innovative technologies to help support passengers in new ways Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 Sep 2020
Can Arm stay strong under Nvidia?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the implications of the controversial acquisition of UK chip leader Arm by US rival Nvidia. Black Lives Matter has raised awareness of social inequalities, but is the tech sector becoming more diverse? And we ask if business software can learn from the addictive nature of social apps. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Sep 2020
Discover the main differences between COTS vs. GOTS
When admins compare government versus commercial software options, they must consider cost, use cases and available support as part of the selection process. Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
How Alder Hey NHS Trust uses HoloLens in the operating theatre
Mixed reality provides a way to present medical data and enable experts and consultants to offer advice during complex procedures Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
Nutanix boosts storage performance by 50% with BlockStore
Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer Nutanix boosts access to NVMe and potentially Optane storage with BlockStore, which avoids the need to access the deepest layers of the OS Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
Royal Mint coin production freeze points to digital future for small payments
Royal Mint freezes production of certain coins as demand dries up amid changing consumer habits Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2020
CIO interview: Julie Berry of Saffery Champness advances business advisory role for IT
Julie Berry, IT director at accountancy firm Saffery Champness, describes how her team has enhanced its advisory role to the business, in part through the implementation of a cloud-based document management system Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
Big questions to be answered over TikTok and WeChat reprieve
TikTok and WeChat seem to have received a stay of execution, but big questions and contradictions remain Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
WikiLeaks cables showed US interfered in German torture investigation
Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen who was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA in a case of mistaken identity, told a court that disclosures by WikiLeaks showed that the US had intervened in a German judicial investigation into his treatment Continue Reading
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News
21 Sep 2020
NHS tech bosses outline cost of coronavirus app development
The government is forecasting spend to exceed £35m in the controversial contact-tracing app, a Public Accounts Committee on digital transformation in the NHS has heard Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2020
Outgoing NCSC CEO: Ransomware threat kept us up at night
Former NCSC CEO Ciaran Martin sheds some light on some of the biggest cyber threats currently facing the UK Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2020
Congressman offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal that would help President Trump
Details have emerged of US congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s offer of a pardon to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a ‘win-win deal that would benefit US President Donald Trump Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2020
US government deplatforms TikTok and WeChat
The Commerce Department of the US government has banned new downloads of TikTok and WeChat in the US, and announced new prohibitions on doing business with them Continue Reading
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18 Sep 2020
Open Data Institute explores diverse range of data governance structures
Unlocking the economic and social potential of data will require a diverse range of governance structures to meet the needs of different contexts, use cases and stakeholders Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2020
German authorities probe ransomware hospital death
Hackers failed to extort a ransom from University Hospital Düsseldorf, but indirectly caused the death of a patient Continue Reading